Ranked #28 in popularity, public health is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Idaho ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 227 bachelor's degrees in public health during the 2022-2023 academic year.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public health students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other public health students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt public health students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public health related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for public health students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Idaho list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Health in Idaho
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for public health students seeking a a bachelor's degree.
Top Idaho Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Health
Boise State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in public health. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a very large student population.
Those public health students who get their bachelor's degree from Boise State University earn $7,995 more than the standard public health graduate.
Brigham Young University - Idaho is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in public health. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.
After graduating, public health bachelor's recipients usually make about $30,128 at the beginning of their careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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